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Nature, Published online: 25 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01619-0 Neuroscience needs to stop treating the brain as if it is a computer.

Nature, Published online: 25 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01621-6 Billie Goolsby’s experience with hearing loss helped her to develop a robotic tadpole for deciphering the secret lives of amphibians.

Nature, Published online: 22 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01392-0 Cell biologist and crime novelist Frances Brodsky says writing fiction has taught her perseverance and improved her manuscripts.

Nature, Published online: 22 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01644-z Imaging suggests why the ability to make inferences declines after an episode of acute stress, such as a job interview.

Nature, Published online: 22 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01651-0 The late Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős thought he had the last word on a geometry problem. Now an OpenAI chatbot has proved him wrong.

Nature, Published online: 22 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01660-z Nature staff discuss ongoing efforts to curb the Bundibugyo virus outbreak.

Nature, Published online: 21 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01656-9 A robotic device helps children with spinal muscular atrophy build up strength in their knees. Plus, a tough peer-review process could lead to a more-cited paper and chemists’ mission to replace ‘forever chemicals’.

Nature, Published online: 22 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01087-6 It’s just a game — isn’t it?

Nature, Published online: 22 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01655-w Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.

Nature, Published online: 21 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01593-7 Genetic sleuthing uncovers a rare case of cancer caused by a virus administered as part of a child’s treatment for a genetic disorder.

Nature, Published online: 21 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01608-3 James Webb Space Telescope reveals weather patterns from how planet WASP-94 A b filters the light of its parent star.

Nature, Published online: 21 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01646-x The size of the outbreak in its initial days is worrying researchers. The next few weeks will determine how large it grows, they say.

Nature, Published online: 21 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10656-8 De novo design of miniproteins targeting GPCRs

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01648-9 arXiv’s stance on AI-hallucinated references is a good start, but not tough enough, say some researchers. Plus, the brain’s code seems to be in constant flux and how to learn to love networking.

Nature, Published online: 21 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01467-y Félix Schoeller’s team built a realistic artificial-intelligence chatbot to train facilitators needed for research into psychoactive drugs — and, ultimately, to improve public health.

Nature, Published online: 21 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01645-y Public-health researcher James Baguma has studied the interactions between bats, which can carry the virus, and people in the region near the latest epidemic.

Nature, Published online: 21 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01591-9 The black hole at the Milky Way’s centre catapulted a Sun-like star to 'hypervelocity' speed.

Nature, Published online: 21 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00198-4 Animal companions can be a lot of work, and are difficult to fit into a busy professional’s life, but they can also enhance well-being.

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01548-y Viral trend highlights frustration over the ‘credibility crisis’.

Nature, Published online: 20 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01643-0 From glowing red face masks to fibre optic needles, we explore the gap between commercial devices and the field of ‘photobiomodulation’.